Saint Joseph Catholic Church

The University of Notre Dame released an external report, commissioned by the university, into allegations against Father Thomas King, C.S.C., a priest who served as rector of a male residence hall from 1980 to 1997.

Hailing the example of Venerable Fulton Sheen (1895-1979), Pope Leo XIV called for the missionary renewal of the Church.

France’s National Assembly is scheduled to debate a bill today that would require priests to report abuse against minors when they learn about it in the confessional.

Pope Leo XIV encouraged members of the Italian Association of Catholic Guides and Scouts to “draw from the Holy Scriptures,” and particularly the Gospel, as “from a spring of fresh water.”

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, one of the two pro-prefects of the Dicastery for Evangelization, emphasized unity and mission in an address to more than 100 national directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies.

The Pontifical Mission Societies announced that over the past year it supported “2,700 projects in mission territories dedicated to the education and protection of children; over 6,500 novices in their formation paths; 76,000 minor and major seminarians; and 751 new churches across five continents.”

More than 6,500 members of the Neocatechumenal Way took part in a May 30 Mass in Madrid’s cathedral marking the sixtieth anniversary of the movement.

Pope Leo XIV received students, staff, alumni, and friends of Villa Nazareth, a university residence in Rome for students of limited economic means, and encouraged them to serve others.